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How to Measure a Wheel Base
The wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear tires on road and rail vehicles. It’s important to know your vehicle’s wheelbase in order to have the right types of parts installed, such as fuel pumps. Fortunately, all you need to...
How to Make Homemade Gesso
If you've just run out of gesso before starting a painting, don't run to the store! You probably already have everything you need to make an acrylic gesso and mixing it up yourself will give you more control over how thick or white it is. Keep in mind tha...
How to Get Rid of Swelling and Fluid After Knee Surgery
Swelling may be moderate to severe in the first few days after knee replacement surgery, but it will gradually subside as you recover. Still, you might experience some mild to moderate swelling in the weeks and months following your recovery. Luckily, the...
How to Sync Contacts to a Google Account
Do you remember emailing a contact from your personal phone, but then you’re at work and can’t figure out that email address from your work phone? You can set up your phone to access your Google account and have your contacts with you on the go. This wiki...
How to Cut and Paste on Photoshop
Cutting is the process of copying the media you’ve selected, but removing it from the original document as well. Pasting is the process of adding the copied media into the document. This wikiHow teaches you how to cut and paste in Photoshop shop using the...
Planting Garlic in the Fall: How, When, and Where
Garlic is a very beloved part of many dishes, and can be readily found at most grocery stores. You can take your cooking to the next level by planting and growing your very own garlic. Even if you don't have a lot of gardening experience, you will find th...
How to Play Gomoku
Gomoku is a traditional Japanese board game for 2 players that is similar to but more complex than tic-tac-toe. During the game, players take turns placing black and white pieces on the board with the goal of creating an unbroken line of 5 pieces in any d...
How to Check Room Temperature with or without a Thermometer
You’ve got your thermostat set to 72 °F (22 °C), but you’re still feeling chilly. Now you’re wondering, “What’s the actual temperature of the room? Is my thermostat accurate?” Thankfully, there are a variety of tools you can use to measure room temperatur...
How to Keep Birds Away
Even though birds can sometimes be a welcome addition to your yard, they can also become pests when they eat your plants, roost in your trees, and cause damage to your property. Although they’re usually more of a nuisance than a real threat, birds' droppi...
How to Toggle WiFi On and Off with a Keyboard Shortcut on Mac
Do you find it annoying to have to navigate to the WiFi icon every time you want to turn off the WiFi on your Mac? Fortunately, there's an easier way. By setting up a keyboard shortcut, you can turn your Mac's WiFi on and off by pressing just one key!
Creating an SVG File in Illustrator or Inkscape: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Scalable vector graphics (SVG) allow you to create graphic images that can be scaled to any size without distorting or getting pixelated the way JPEG or PNG images do. They can be used in web design, logo design, video game graphics, app interface design...
3 Easy Ways to Find Someone's Snapchat Username
Do you want to add that person to your Snapchat friends but don't know their username? Fortunately, there are easy ways you can find someone on Snapchat if you know their phone number, username, real name, or if you have their Snapcode. This wikiHow artic...
3 Easy Ways to Find Someone's Snapchat Username
Do you want to add that person to your Snapchat friends but don't know their username? Fortunately, there are easy ways you can find someone on Snapchat if you know their phone number, username, real name, or if you have their Snapcode. This wikiHow artic...
How to Address the President in a Letter
Writing a letter to the president is a great way to express your opinion. Don't be intimidated by writing to such an important person. It’s really easy to make sure that you address them properly. Simply use “Mr. President” in both the greeting and the bo...
How to Install Bluetooth
This wikiHow teaches you how to enable your computer, phone or tablet's Bluetooth functionality and install a new Bluetooth-compatible device. For other Bluetooth issues, you can install the latest Bluetooth drivers to your computer.
How to Do Chroma Key on Adobe Premiere Pro
Interested in learning how to do chroma key? This handy visual editing technique lets you overlap images and videos on top of each other. We've outlined everything you need to know, so you can master this effect in your own video editing projects.